Since it never gets any love I'll sayInitial D. still don't get why it never gets mentioned, great manga and the anime was adapted almost perfectly.

People just don't think of illegal street racing as a sport.

Not in a traditional sense, but just as Nascar racing is a sport, this is tooa sport. It takes just as much time and effort as any other sport with arguably the highest risk of serious injury. If people consider Chihayafura a sport, street racing obviously is to. Its still racing, its only illegal cuz of how high the danger level is which speaks to how race car drivers are actually very good athletes

These anime's bring so much different things to the table. For me personally I felt Cross Game is something that just moves you the way few things can. Ippo is like the sports Naruto in that it just can't and shouldn't end lol. I LMAO more times from that Anime and Manga. Although it's tough for them to repeat the quality of the first 100 episodes. I still miss the original announcer saying "In the red corner! Anytime I'm feeling down and need motivation in my life I turn on some Ippo.

Yowamushi Pedal, its one about bike racing, would recommend this one extremely good. its about an otaku who is practically forced to join the bike club, good comedy and growth as well as heated battles